Chapter 28

It was a beautiful bright morning but there was something special about this morning because it was the morning of Sujal's birthday...Kashish opens her eyes and smiles at Sujal...She gently kissed his forehead and got up and went to freshen up...She came out after 15 minutes and saw that he was still sleeping... She sits by him and ran her hand on his forehead.........

Kashish: Sujal.......utho ab.......

He moved his head and groaned in his sleep..

Kashish: aaj main kuch nahi sunnewali......ab utho......

Sujal: Kashish sone do na please..

Kashish: Sujal......utho muje dair ho rahi hai........

Sujal: tumhe kyun dair horahi hai?

Kashish: muje purane ghar jana hai........aur Maria bhi aate hi honge........

Sujal: to tum chali jao na........muje sona hai

Kashish: Sujal.......ab bahot behas ho gayi.......tum jante ho na jab tak tum taiyaar nahi ho jate main kahi nahi jati........aur ab 9 baj gaye hai.......ab to utho.......

Sujal: Kashish please muje nahin jaana site pe

Kashish: tum ja rahe ho woh bhi 30 mins ke andar.......ab jaldi se utho......

Sujal: kya subaah subaah typical biwi ki tarah pesh aarahi ho jaan

Kashish: ab biwi hoon to typical hi hongi.......ab baatein karke waqt barbad mat karo kyunki main waqt ke hisaab se chalti hoon.....ab tumhare pass sirf 20 mins hai......

Sujal: Kashish muje sach me nahin jaana..........mera bilkul mann nahi.......

Kashish: Sujal ab main aakhri baar keh rahi hoon........

Sujal just gets out of bed..

Sujal: lo uth gaya...ab khush

Kashish: bahot........ab yeh pakdo tumhara towel aur kapde....ab jaldi karo........

He just takes the towel and clothes and goes into the washroom......after 10 minutes he comes out and sees her sitting at the dressing table getting ready...

Sujal: Kashish mera wallet wahan hai kya?

Kashish: haa mere pass hai........ kuch dekh rahi thi.......

Sujal: kya dekh rahi thi tum?............

Kashish: yahi ki .......

Sujal: Ki?

Kashish: ki....kitni GF ki pics rakhte hai Mr.Garewal......

Sujal: GF ki pics?...Woh wallet me thodi rakhunga...unki tasveer to mere dil me hai

Kashish: oh really......waise muje to aisa lag raha tha ki aapke dil me main rehti hoon ab muje nahi pata tha ki muje woh jagah bhi batni padegi.......

Sujal: ab jagah to tumhe bantni hogi warna meri bechari GF's kahan rahengi..

Kashish: aur tumhe kisne kaha main woh jagah batne ko taiyaar hoon.......

Sujal: You have no choice sweetheart...Sorry

Kashish: aur use tumhare dil se na nikala to main bhi tumhari Kashish nahi........

Sujal: Oh...itni himmat...main bhi to dekhun tum kaise nikalogi unhe.......

Kashish: abhi muje dair ho rahi hai.......shaam ko batati hoon......

Sujal: thik hai...muje intezar rahega...apna khayal rakhna...Bye

He walks towards the door when he turns back and comes to her...

Sujal: ek kaam to main karna bhool gaya tha...

Kashish: ab kaun sa kaam hai aapko sir........

He picked up the sindoor and filled her maang..

Sujal: yeh bhool raha tha main...Bye

Kashish: bye......aur sambhal ke kaam karna aur raat ko thik saat baje........Sujal.......

He leaves with a smile...

Sujal: Kya hua?

Kashish: kuch nahi.........jao.......bye......

Sujal: Bye...

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It was 12:30 PM when Kashish reached to old house with Maria and all the stuff she took with her from the Garewal Mension and market..........

Kashish: Maria.....aap yeh cake aur kitchen ka saman leke kitchen me jaiye.......main yeh sab saman leke room ko set kar deti hoon......koi bhi kaam ho to muje aawaz de dena......

Maria: Ji Mam...Kuch kaam hua to main aapse puch lungi...

Maria leaves with the cake and goes to the kitchen.......Kashish puts her favorite red roses everywhere....and than took the bags to their bedroom......She was putting away the stuffs from the bags when her phone rings...

Sujal: Hi jaan...

Kashish: hi sujal...kya ho raha hai.......

Sujal: zyada kuch nahin bas tumhe yaad kar raha tha to socha phone karlun...

Kashish: to tum muje yaad karte raho lekin muje to kaam karne do......

Sujal: kyun........tum aisa kya kar rahi ho?

Kashish: mere kapde almari me rakh rahi hoon......

Sujal: Kya?........Kapde almari me...lekin kyun?

Kashish: kyunki hum yeh pura weekend yahi rehnewale hai..........

Sujal: oh...to yeh surprise tha...

Kashish: nahi......

Sujal: kya...yeh nahin tha?..to phir aur kya hai?

when Maria calls kashish.........

Kashish: suno muje Maria bula rahe hai...main chalti hoon.....bye......

Sujal: Kashish suno to...Hello...Kashish....

But she had already cut the call...He just puts the phone back into his pocket and gets back to work...

Maria: Mam aaj dinner me kya banana hai?

Kashish: hmmm........aaj ka sara khana Sujal ke pasand ka.......aap sirf sab kuch taiyaar kar dijiye........baki ka khana main banaungi.......

Maria: are you sure Mam?..aap chahen to main bana sakti hoon...

Kashish: nahi use mere haath ka khana pasand hai......aur aaj ke din sabhi usi ke pasand ka.........ab jaldi se milke bana dete hai.......aur suniye gajjar chilna mat bhuliyega.........

Maria just smiles..

Maria: Don't worry Mam..main dekhlungi...abhi main jaake sab taiyaar kardeti hoon..

Maria leaves for the kitchen to get everything ready... Kashish looks at the house and again starts to decorate ..it was 2:40 PM.........she was unwrapping the painting that she made for Sujal when her cell rings.........

Sujal: Hi Kashish...

Kashish: Sujal.....lagta hai aaj tum muje mera kaam nahi karne donge.......

Sujal: kya karun...Dil hai ke maanta nahin...yeh bas tumse baatein karna chahta hai...tumhe dekhna chahta hai...ab isse kaise samjaun?

Kashish: kyun tumhare site pe jo kaam chal raha tha uska kya hua.......

Sujal: Woh to chal raha hai par mera dhyaan tumse hatt hi nahin raha ki main kaam dekh sakun...

Kashish: Sujal main phone rakh rahi hoon muje Kitchen me jana hai khana banane............

Sujal: Kashish yeh to batati jao ke surprise kya hai?

Kashish: shaam ko....bye....

Sujal: par shaam ko kyun...Kashish.. phir se kaat diya...

He puts away the phone and goes to check on the workers...Kashish goes in the kitchen and makes all his favorite dishes.......it was 5:30 PM when everything was done.......

Kashish: Thank You Maria.......

Maria: Mam isme thanks ki kya zaroorat hai...Muje to aapke liye yeh sab karke khushi huyi........

Kashish: ab sab kaam to gaya hai........ab main bhi taiyaar ho jati hoon.......

Maria: Mam main aapki madad karun ya aap manage karlengi?

Kashish: main manage kar lungi..........

Maria: thik hai Mam to main chalti hoon...I hope you enjoy your weekend..Bye

Kashish: bye.............

After setting up the table Kashish went to her room to get ready........she went to her closet and opens it and finds a beautiful red saree...she takes it and looks at Sujal's picture and a smile appers on her face......she gets changed in thar red saree and than sat by the dresser to get ready......she wears all her jewellery.......she was about to wear her paayal when he calles her again when it was 6:30 PM.......

Kashish: Sujal ab kya hai.......

Sujal: Kashish ab aur kitni dair...main aajaun kya?

Kashish: saat baje abhi......nahi na to tum nahi aa sakte..........waise kaha ho......

Sujal: main Maya ke saath..........

Kashish: mazak bandh karo.......aur jaldi ghar ki aur niklo main tumhara intzaar kar rahi hoon.....aur apni Maya ko mere ghar se durr hi rakhna.......

She smiles and than puts her phone down and went downstairs to check everything is ok when she looks at the name plate of House........

Kashish: sab kaam me main yeh karna to bhul hi gayi.....koi baat nahi abhi kar deti hoon ..........

She took the name plate and went out towards the gate and stood there putting it on the gate where it belongs when a car stops behind her... ...... Sujal comes out and looks at her and a smile comes on his face and went and stands behind Kashish looking at her........He comes closer to her ear and whispers..

Sujal: Hi Jaan..

Kashish turns and looks at him surprise.....

Kashish: tum kab aaye..........

He just stood there totally mesmerised...He looked at her from top to bottom and just stood there like a statue not able to say anything...He was completely lost in her beauty...

Kashish: Sujal......ab aise kya dekh rahe ho.......

Sujal: dekh raha hoon ki kya koi itna khoobsoorat hosakta hai...aisa lagta hai jaise bhagwan ne tumhare baad khoobsoorati ko banana chod diya ho...aaj tum kissi dulhan se kam nahin lag rahi...

Kashish: woh....woh Sujal tumne yeh dekha.......maine is ghar ka naam........iska naam Jannat rakha.......tumhe bura to nahi laga na.

He just smiles at her...

Sujal: nahi bilkul bhi nahin...aur waise bhi jis ghar me tum ho woh kissi Jannat se kam kaise ho sakta hai...

Kashish: tumhara surprise nahi dekhoge......Sujal aaj tumhare is janamdin pe main tumhe wapas tumhara bachpan aur uski yaadein de rahi hoon.......

Sujal: main kuch samja nahin Kashish...

Kashish: tumhara ghar.....andar chal ke nahi dekhoge.........

Sujal: mera nahin hamara ghar...aur main zaroor dekhna chahunga....

Kashish: chale....

Sujal: after you jaan...

they both walk toward the house ..................

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They walk towards the door and Kashish moves aside telling him to open the door....He opened the door and walked inside...He was completely shocked...The house was just like he had seen it 16 years ago...He just walked inside and was looking around completely lost in the whole place...He couldn't believe what he was seeing...All the past memories were flashing...He could still hear the voices of his Dadi and Parents...

Veena: Sujal...tu kahan chuppa hai...dekh maine tere pasand ka gajjar ka halwa banaya hai...Sujal bahar aao beta...

He looked towards the other direction thinking of his dad..

Lalit: Sujal beta aaj sabse pehle meri batting...

Sujal: nahin Papa...Batting to pehle main hi karunga...aur aap muje kabhi naa keh hi nahin sakte..

Lalit: aaj tak tumhe kabhi na kaha maine..

When he sees his Dadi's rocking chair in the hallway...He goes and sits beside it resting his head on the arm of the chair when he felt a gentle stroke in his hair and looked up..He saw his Dadi smiling at him...

Dadi: Sujal aaj kaunsi kahani sunni hai tumhe...

Sujal: wahin Raja ki kahani jo aap hamesha se sunati hain...

Dadi: thik hai...aaj main apne bete ko wahin kahani sunaungi...

When his imagination disappears...He just sits there holding the chair while tears were flowing down his cheeks.........Kashish goes and sits by him and holds his face and wipes his tears.......

Kashish: maine tumhe taklif dene ke liiye yeh ghar nahi diya tha..........

He just hugs her really tight..

Sujal: tumne muje takleef nahin balke muje duniya ki saari khushiyan de di Kashish...tumne muje meri zindagi ka sabse haseen taufa diya hai aaj Kashish...tumne mera bachpan lauta diya...woh yaadein lauta di jinse main door bhaag raha tha...Woh pal lauta diye jo maine apni dadi aur mama papa ke saath guzare the...Thank you Kashish...Thank you so much...

Kashish just puts her hand on his head.....

Kashish: Sujal aaj khushi ka din hai aur main tumhe aise nahi dekh sakti........aaj pura parivar tumhe khush dekhna chahta hai......aur maine jo kuch bhi kiya hai woh apna samaj ke kiya hai.......ab main bhi tumhari yaadoin ka hissa ban gayi hoon.......................

Sujal: main nahin rounga Kashish...aur tum to ussi din se meri yaadon ka hissa bangayi thi Kashish,jis din tum pehli baar is ghar me mere saath aayi thi...tumhe mujh pe,meri zindagi pe,meri yaadon pe poora haq hai...

Kashish: ab chalo mere saath tumhe kuch aur dikhati hoon........

Sujal: Kuch aur bhi baaki hai?

Kashish: maine tumhare liye kuch banaya hai..........

Sujal: Mere liye tumne kuch banaya hai?...to chalo muje dekhna hai...

Kashish takes her where the portrait she made for Sujal...........

Kashish: Sujal......ise kholke dekho.......

Sujal unwraps the portrait...........it was beautiful portrait of their wedding pic.........He just looks at the portrait and then he looks at her in surprise..

Sujal: Kashish....yeh tumne...muje to pata hi nahin tha ki tum painting bhi karti ho...main tumse kya kahun...tumne aaj muje itni khushi di hai ki main lafzon mein bayaan nahin kar sakta...Is painting me tumne mere sabse haseen pal ko kaid kiya ho...Woh pal jab tum meri zindagi me aayi,dher saara pyar aur khushian lekar...Isse achcha taufa mere liye ho hi nahin sakta...

Kashish: yeh to bahot hi chota sa tohfa hai Sujal......kyunki jo pyaar tumne muje diya hai uske mukable to yeh kuch bhi nahi........lekin abhi bhi kuch hai.........

Sujal: Kuch aur bhi hai...Kashish tumhe itna kuch karne ki zaroorat nahin thi...mere liye itna hi kaafi hai...aur jis Sujal ko tumne pyar karna sikhaya hai,tum kaise keh sakti ho ki yeh sab us pyar ke aage kuch nahin?..meri zindagi mera pyar sab tumhari badolaut hai...

Kashish: ab chalo........aaj maine khud tumhari pasand ka khana banaya hai..........

Sujal: Meri pasand ka?...Tumhare haath se kuch bhi banna ho woh sabse achcha hota hai...

Kashish: to chale........

Sujal: haa chalo...

They both walk toward the dining table and sat down for the dinner....... The table had been beautifully set for two...There was a vase with red roses in the centre and a candle situated near the vase..

Kashish: Sujal to kaisa laga khana.......

Sujal: Jaise world ka best khaana ho...khaas karke yeh gajjar ka halwa...isse khaake pata chalta hai ki tumne kitne pyar se banaya...Thanks Kashish...

Kashish: tum muje thanks na kaho to hi achcha rahega.......

Sujal: thik hai nahin kahunga..

He picks out a rose from the vase and holds it infront of her..

Sujal: Thanks ki jagah shayad aapko yeh zyada pasand aayega...A beautiful rose for my beautiful wife...

Kashish: yeh tarika achcha hai kisi ko thanks karne ka

Sujal: yeh tarika bhi maine tum se sikha hai..

Kashish: janti hoon.....ab tum dinner karo.....

Sujal: tum apne haathon se khilao na...isse khaane ka swaad bhad jaata hai

Kashish just smiles at him and holds food in her hand to his mouth.......He smiles and opens his mouth when she feeds him...He just holds her hand and slowly kisses it......... he takes food from her hand and feeds her.......and after sometimes they both finish thier dinner..........

Sujal: Kashish aaj ka din main kabhi nahin bhulunga...tumne muje aaj duniya ki saari khushi dedi............

Kashish: yeh to kuch bhi nahi...abhi bahot si baki hai............

Sujal: ab kya baaki hai?

Kashish: chalo dikhati hoon........

Kashish holds his hand and takes him to the living room.........

Sujal: Yahan kya surprise hai?

she turns on the light and the hall is decorated and there was a cake in the middle.... He was completely surprised...

Sujal: Kashish..Yeh sab?..

Kashish: shhh.......

She holds onto his arm and takes him towards the cake

Kashish: dekh kya rahe ho.....cake kato Sujal......

He smiles and then picks the knife...He was about to cut it when he holds her hand making her cut the cake with him...He takes a slice and takes it towards her mouth......she eats half of it and puts the rest of it in his mouth........... He just smiles at her and eats the cake...

Sujal: Yeh piece kuch zyada hi meetha tha...Kyun Kashish...

Kashish: tumhe to her waqt aisa hi lagta hai........ek minute...

Sujal: ab kya hua?

Kashish: shhhh..........

She goes and turns the music on...It was a very slow,romantic and a melodious tune...She walked back upto him...

Kashish: may i have honor to dance with my love tonight.........

Sujal: Par muje dance karna nahin aata...

Kashish: shhhhh.......tum sirf meri aankhoin me dekho.....

He just looked into her eyes and was completely lost in her...She slowly moved closer and held his right hand and placed it on her waist....He looked down at his hand and then back into her eyes which were now lowered...She then held his left hand into hers and they began to dance with the music...He was completely lost in her as she lifted her eyes to see him...He smiled and tightened his hold on her waist pulling her closer...Her chin was now resting on his chest as he looked deeply into her eyes...She could no longer take his gaze and looked down resting her head on his chest...Both continued to dance forgetting the world around them... he lifts her face and moves her hair from her face and kiss her on her cheek........She just closed her eyes and a smile appeared on his face...He twirled her around in hir arms and her hands were now resting on his shoulder and he looked into her eyes intently whilst running his hands along her waist holding her...Her hands ran along towards the back of his neck where she held onto him and rested her head on his shoulder...He bent down and kissed her forehead and they both closed there eyes,holding on to each other whilst swaying to the music...

Kashish: Sujal.......

Sujal: Hmmm

Kashish: apna aakhri tohfa nahi puchoge.......

Sujal: aakhri taufa?...abhi bhi kuch baaki hai kya?

Kashish: sabse special......jiska tumhe kabse intzaar tha........

Sujal: main kuch samja nahin...Aisa kaunsa tohfa hosakta hai...mere paas to sab kuch hai

Kashish: tumhari dulhan.......

He seperates her from himself and looks at her..

Sujal: Kashish...yeh tum...mera matlab hai iski zaroorat nahin...agar tumhe kuch waqt chahiye to main samaj sakta hoon...

Kashish: shhh......

she closes his eyes......and makes a move toward him....... She holds onto him tightly around his neck and moves her face closer to his...As she came closer she closed her eyes and placed her lips on his...His hands ran along her waist as he pulled her closer to him deepening the intensity of the kiss and her hands moved up into his hair as she gently ran her fingers in his hair...It was as though both didn't want this moment to end........ after some times she moved back and looks at him and than just hide herself in his arms leaving him in a smile..he just holds her so tight to give her comfort what she wanted after their first kiss............ He just bends down towards her ear and whispers..

Sujal: I love you...

He kissed her ear...

Kashish: I love you too...

He seperated her from him and just looked at her for a moment...He then picked her up in his arms and started to walk up the steps while still looking at her and she had her eyes lowered and arms around his neck...He opens the door and looks at the bedroom and it was beautifully decorated with flowers and candels......he puts her down and looks at her......she didnt say anything and went to window looking at the moon.......He smiled and walked up towards her and held her around her waist...He kissed her shoulder and rested his head on it...

Sujal: Kya dekh rahi ho?

Kashish: kuch nahi bas aise hi us chaand ko.....jo aaj muje kabse ched raha hai.......

Sujal: aaj tum us chand se bhi zyada khoobsoorat lag rahi ho isi liye woh tumhe ched raha hai...par us chand se kehdo ki yeh haq sirf mera hai.....

Kashish: woh to woh khud bhi janta hai......aur maine use keh diya hai ki Kashish ko chedne ka...... pyaar karne ka..... use chune ka haq sirf uske Sujal ka hai.......

Sujal: Kya sach main yeh haq sirf mera hai...

Kashish: sirf aur sirf tumhara......

He whispers in her ear...

Sujal: Kya main abhi yeh haq jata sakta hoon?

Kashish: main to pehle se tumhari hoon........

Sujal: Main bhi sirf aur sirf tumhara hoon...

she just turns and hugges him........

He seperates her from himself and looks at her and then carries her in his arms placing her slowly on the bed...He sits down infront of her moving his hands towards her ears...He takes of her earings and kisses her ear...He then slowly holds her towards him whilst moving his hands towards the back of her neck and slowly opens the clasp of her necklace whilst kissing her neck...She just sat there with her eyes closed and her heart beats were raising as he took of her necklace... she just opens her eyes and looks into his eyes and sees love and care for herself......her eyes become teary as her smiles becomes wider.........he just looks at her with surprise......

Sujal: Hey...Tum ro kyun rahi ho?

Kashish: pata nahi........shayad aaj se pehle kisi ne mujse itna pyaar nahi kiya is liye.....

Sujal: main tumhe isse bhi zyada pyar karunga par tumhe badle me mujse ek vaada karna hoga..

Kashish: kaun sa.......

Sujal: tum kabhi apni aankhon me ansoon nahin aane dogi...Kyunki tumhare aanshu se muje sabse zyada takleef hoti hai...Main duniya ka har dard,har takleef bardasht kar sakta hoon magar tumhari aankhon me ansoon nahin...

Kashish: main tumse vaada karti hoon ki aaj ke baad meri aankheoin me sirf tumhara pyaar aur sapne rahenge......

He smiles and then brings his face towards hers and kisses the tears on both sides of her cheek...she just went into his arms........not wanting to go anywhere.... And he let her be holding her tightly and giving her that support and love she needed at that time...He then slowly seperated her from him and slowly made her lie down and he layed down on top of her whilst looking into her eyes...He gently moved his finger from her forehead down to her nose and gently past her lips making her close her eyes...He slowly moved down to her neck and ran his lips along her neckline and she began to breathe heavily at his every touch.......He slowly lifted his head and looked at her...Her eyes were closed...He moved towards her ear and whispered...

Sujal: Thank you for making this birthday the most special day in my life...

She just opened her eyes and hugged him tightly...He ran his fingers along her back untying the strings of her choli as she ran her hands along his shirt undoing the buttons...He removed his shirt and threw it on the ground and then looked at her intently and kissed her on her lips as she rubbed her hands on his back trying to be as close as she can...After the kiss he moved back and blew out the candles....That night was the most beautiful night for them when they finally united,it was a night which made them complete and a night that witnessed there immense love for each other...